Avalanche

Avalanche is a layer one blockchain that functions as a platform for decentralized applications and custom blockchain networks. It is one of Ethereum’s rivals, aiming to unseat Ethereum as the most popular blockchain for smart contracts. It aims to do so by having a higher transaction output of up to 6,500 transactions per second while not compromising scalability.

The Avalanche protocol was released by an anonymous group called Team Rocket in May of 2018. It was then developed by a group of Cornell researchers led by Emin Gun Sirer, who is now the founder and CEO of Ava Labs. 

The Avalanche Mainnet was launched in September 2020, when it also issued its native $AVAX token. 

Avalanche is an open, programmable smart contracts platform built to enable the launch of decentralized applications that are scalable and secure. 

Avalanche is designed with an emphasis on interoperability, meaning its infrastructure could be utilized by a multitude of blockchains that use $AVAX as the underlying token. 

$AVAX has a capped supply of 720 million tokens. The rate at which the maximum cap is reached is subject to governance of token holders. 360 million tokens were supplied at the genesis block, while the remaining 360 million are minted over time. 

Avalanche has gained traction with decentralized finance applications due to its high speeds and low costs. Total value locked (TVL) on the Avalanche ecosystem exceeds $13 billion as of Nov. 2021. It crossed $1 billion for the first time in late August 2021.


Avalanche's top DeFi protocols by TVL are Aave and Trader Joe. TVL represents the amount of assets being staked on a certain protocol.

Bitcoin

Dogecoin

Ethereum

Hyperliquid

Chainlink

Solana

Zcash

Grayscale expanded in-kind access across 10 crypto ETFs on Wednesday, letting eligible investors swap Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana directly for shares.

Grayscale Expands In-Kind Access Across 10 Crypto ETFs

Grayscale is opening a new route for eligible crypto investors to exchange their existing tokens directly for shares in 10 investment products, bypassing the need to sell for cash first.

Grayscale Opens In-Kind ETF Access With Six-Figure Entry Minimums

Grayscale announced Wednesday that eligible investors can directly contribute cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), in exchange for shares of select investment products. Grayscale Expands In-Kind Investing The asset manager is expanding in-kind subscriptions across 10 digital asset investment products, allowing eligible investors to exchange existing crypto holdings for fund shares without first converting their tokens into cash.

Grayscale Opens In-Kind Crypto Investing for Bitcoin, XRP, Dogecoin, Solana ETFs

Grayscale expands in-kind subscriptions to 10 crypto funds, letting eligible investors swap tokens for shares without selling for cash.

Grayscale expands in-kind subscriptions to 10 crypto ETFs and trusts

Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX) is pushing toward $12 after strong monthly gains, as the total value of tokenized U.S. Treasuries on the network hits record levels. Tokenization Boom on Avalanche Year-over-year, the total value has jumped fourfold, or 300%, to $545 million, with 14% growth in the third quarter alone.

Tokenized Treasuries on Avalanche Surge 300% in a Year—Will the Momentum Push AVAX Toward $12 and Beyond?

Tokenized stocks now represent a $3.6 billion market across 4,555 assets, but the latest growth is dividing sharply between institutional capital and retail activity. Avalanche Leads Tokenized Stock Growth as Solana Wins New Users Tokenized equities are starting to reveal two very different growth stories.

Tokenized Stocks Hit $3.6B as Avalanche and Solana Split the Market

Goldman Sachs is making its $100 billion Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund available through Lynq, a private Avalanche Layer 1 network used by more than 30 institutional digital-asset firms.

Goldman Sachs Just Put a $100B Treasury Fund on Avalanche Rails

Michael Blaugrund, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at ICE, the parent company of NYSE, stated that the company was considering Avalanche to host the trading and on-chain settlement platform currently under development to enable 24/7 trading of tokenized securities.

ICE Considers Avalanche to Launch NYSE Tokenized Trading Engine

Cooper described a close working relationship with NYSE parent ICE but did not say the exchange had selected Avalanche.

Ava Labs president says NYSE spent a year testing Avalanche technology for tokenization plans

Smith expects traditional financial markets to shift to 24/5 trading by mid-2027, requiring new blockchain infrastructure.

‘There's not enough block space': Avalanche Treasury CEO says AI agents could crunch L1 blockspace

Founded by former IBM Blockchain partner Jules Miller, Iris is helping Bolivia's VIVA use stablecoins for settlement, dollar reserves and new financial services without replacing its existing telecom systems.

A LatAm telecom operator is putting part of its finances on Avalanche

The system, which handles data for 12.5 million citizens issued by government and private entities, will upgrade to use Avalanche's decentralized services to “strengthen the scalability and performance needed to support continued growth” of digital identity and verifiable documents in the UAE.

UAE Taps Avalanche to Secure Digital Identity for 12.5M People

Traditional brokerage giant Charles Schwab has significantly expanded its digital asset footprint.

Charles Schwab Expands Retail Crypto Access: Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink Join the Platform

South Korea passed amendments that integrate tokenized securities into the existing financial system, coming into effect next February.

South Korea's Hanwha develops tokenized securities platform on Avalanche as local regulation takes shape: report

Ethena 

Ethena Labs has launched the beta of Ethena Pay, a new self-custodial money app built on Avalanche, across 48 countries.

Ethena launches Ethena Pay app on Avalanche, offering up to 6% yield and 10% cashback

Charles Schwab is adding Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink to its Schwab Crypto platform in the coming months, building on its existing bitcoin and ethereum offerings. The post Charles Schwab Expands Crypto Platform Adding Solana Avalanche and Chainlink appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Charles Schwab Expands Crypto Platform Adding Solana Avalanche and Chainlink

The brokerage will expand Schwab Crypto trading to Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink, but has not given a launch date for the three tokens.

Charles Schwab Expands Crypto Trading Beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum

There's been a great deal of institutional interest in crypto assets over the last two years, and on Thursday, the $13 trillion asset manager Charles Schwab announced that it is expanding its digital asset listings beyond bitcoin and ethereum.

$13T Asset Manager Charles Schwab Adds 3 Altcoins to Its Crypto Push

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) on Thursday announced plans to add Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX), and Chainlink (CRYPTO: LINK) boosting SOL as much as 5% intraday. What Schwab Is Actually Adding According to a Schwab press release, the three tokens join Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) already available on Schwab Crypto since May 2026.

Solana Surges 5% as Charles Schwab Adds SOL, AVAX, LINK to Crypto Platform

Schwab Crypto began rolling out to clients in May with direct access to BTC and ETH trading and charges 75 basis points per transaction.

Charles Schwab to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to crypto trading platform

The $22 billion trading company worked with Olea and Intain on the transaction, following an Injective pilot with LG CNS last month.

South Korea trade giant POSCO brings trade receivables to Avalanche in latest tokenization move

Ava Labs CBO John Nahas says crypto prices are down, but real-world adoption is creating more opportunities across the sector.

Avalanche's Nahas: Token prices are down, but ‘I've never seen more opportunities' in crypto

Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche usage is rising as fees fall. So why are ETH, SOL, and AVAX still down, and which metrics matter?

Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche Are Booming, so Why Are Prices Down 50%?

Although activity rose, revenues declined and ETH, SOL and AVAX are all down over 50% when compared to a year ago.

Ethereum, Solana and Avalanche get busier and cheaper even as token prices fall: Bitwise

Aave

Aave Labs founder Stani Kulechov on V4's Avalanche debut, disrupting prime brokers, and why RWAs will double to $100 billion by December.

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